Necktie stay



April 5, 1941. H. v. GEISSLER 2.238.047

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Patented Apr. 15, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE STAY Hugo V. Geisslcr, San Antonio, Tex.

Application March 18, 1939, Serial No. 262,771

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an article to prevent the knot of a necktie from slipping. It is particularly adapted for use in the knot of a fourin-hand necktie.

An object of the invention is to provide an article of this kind that reliably prevents a neck tie knot from slipping, even though the knot may not be drawn tight in its own fold or bends or pulled tight or close up into the crotch of a Thus, when the device is used, it is unnecessary to draw necktie material into a tight or close knot to prevent slipping, as the device put into place after the knot is formed prevents slipping even when the bends or folds are loose. Consequently, it being unnecessary to form a tight or close knot, creasing and other distortion and wear of the necktie material is less and neckties last longer before becoming worn and subject to discard.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stay that is adapted easily and quickly to be associated with a necktie knot at the back or under side thereof where it is not seen while in use, and one that easily and quickly is removable from the tie.

When considered with the description herein, characteristics of the invention are apparent in the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein adaptations are disclosed for purposes of illustration.

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the views of the drawing, of which- Fig. 1 is a rear view of a knotted four-in-hand necktie with the stay in place therein, part of a collar also being shown;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one form of stay;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of another form of stay;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of still another form of stay.

The stay comprises a body 5, which is comparatively thin and has substantially plane or flat opposite sides. The body constitutes the handle part, which may be grasped by the fingers in associating the stay with and removing it from a tie-knot.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a plurality, preferably three, of wire-like pointed prongs 6 are tightly fixed to one end of the body, and they are substantially perpendicular to the plane of the body. The prongs preferably have the diameter of medium-size ordinary pins.

As seen in Fig. 2, the stay is formed of a single piece cut from sheet metal or comparable stock, and stamped, bent, or otherwise fabricated to provide an article of integrally formed parts. The material of the prongs diverges from the end of the body as arms I disposed substantially in the plane of the body, and the prong material is bent, as shown at 8, to dispose the prongs 6 in substantially perpendicular relation to the plane of the body.

As seen in Fig. 3, the prongs 6 (including the arms 1) may be made separately from the body of wire or equivalent strand material. The arms I are secured to the body 5, as by extending thereinto and being soldered therein.

As seen in Fig. 4, the prongs 6 are of'a forklike member that includes a ring 9 in its head, from which the prongs extend in substantially parallel relation to one another. The material of the two outside prongs curves laterally from the ring to space them from the intermediate prong. The body 5 of this form has an end ring III by which it is connected to the ring 9.

With all forms, the prongs 6 are long enough to extend into bends or plies of the tie-knot and short enough so that their pointed ends will not extend entirely through the knot to the front where they will be seen and are liable to prick the fingers.

The prongs may be bent to undulatory form to afford waves or humps II, to increase their hold in the tie fabric. Preferably, as seen in Fig. 2 and shown clearly in Fig. 3, the waves or humps of the outer prongs protrude from their axes alternately and successively toward and from corresponding opposite waves or humps of the intermediate prong. This relative formation of the prongs contributes to the reliability of their self retention in the fabric.

Referring to Fig. 1, A designates wing portions of a collar, and B the upper edge of the collar as shown in section, these parts and the tie appearing as would be seen if one could look from the rear when the collar and tie are in normal place on a wearer.

When a four-in-hand necktie has been manipulated to produce a knot of conventional form, as seen in Fig. 1, with the smaller or neckband portion C of the tie slidable in the knot, the latter is drawn up on that portion to bring the knot into the crotch of the collar or as close thereinto as desired. Ordinarily, the smaller or neckband portion is held in the knot only by friction, and often the knot slips down thereon and the tie presents a disagreeable appearance.

As hereinbefore explained, the stay of this invention is adapted to prevent such slipping of the knot. When the knot has been drawn up on the smaller or neckband portion to the place desired, it is pinched between the thumb and a finger of one hand to keep it from loosening, the knot is lifted, and with the other hand the prongs of the stay are pressed from the back through the rear and intermediate knot bends or plies D and E, respectively, and one or more of the prongs goes into the tie strand C. The prongs, or one of them, thus hold the strand C and prevent the knot from slipping thereon.

Moreover, when the knot is formed somewhat loosely, in order to afford a larger knot than results from tight drawing of the tie fabric and also to lessen creasing and other wearing distortion of, the fabric in the knot formation prongs disposed through the bends or plies D and E keep the knot in the somewhat loose condition desired.

When it is desired to remove the stay, the knot is held between the thumb and a finger of one hand and lifted slightly, and the stay is drawn straight out with the other hand by means of the handle.

I claim:

1. A necktie stay comprising a relatively long sheet metal handle disposed flat in the same plane throughout, arms fixed to and extending divergently from one end of said handle in substantially the plane thereof, and pin-like pointed prongs on free ends of said arms disposed in substantially perpendicular relation to the plane of said handle, said prongs being adapted to be pushed by the handle straight from the rear into fabric plies of a necktie knot at different places to prevent the knot from slipping and said handle to lie close against the tie fabric when the prongs are pushed in.

2. A necktie stay made of a single piece of sheet metal formed into an article comprising as integral parts a relatively long fiat handle disposed in the same plane throughout, arms extending divergently and outwardly from one end of said handle in substantially the plane thereof, and pin-like pointed prongs on ends of said arms disposed in substantially perpendicular relation to the plane of said handle, said prongs being adapted to be pushed by the handle straight from the rear into fabric plies of a necktie knot at different places to prevent the knot from slipping and said handle to lie close against the tie fabric when the prongs are pushed in.

HUGO V. GEISSLER. 

